Jen Robinson, Author at STORIES FROM SCHOOL AZ

Not Enough

February 9, 2019Jen Robinson Education, Life in the Classroom, Teacher Leadership

Three miles is not enough. Mile one presents angst and anxiety, my mind is full and racing. The thoughts of turning around, running home and crawling back into bed creep in. The only thing keeping me going sometimes is simply,

Waiting

November 24, 2018Jen Robinson Current Affairs, Education, Professional Development, Teacher Leadership

National Board score release is a week away… I remember this time being filled with anxiety and self-doubt, wondering how I would respond when I opened my score report. I had heard somewhere that scores would be released according to

Marathon

September 14, 2018Jen Robinson Uncategorized

Sometimes it feels like you’re running 100 miles an hour, but really only trying to navigate through the challenges and new learning one day presents. Let’s say I am training for a marathon. I’m taking small steps along the way

What is Your WHY?

August 17, 2018Jen Robinson Education, Life in the Classroom, Teacher Leadership

It’s easy to give advice, but sometimes it’s hard to take it. Today, we are four weeks into the school year and things are settling down and ramping up, all at the same time. If your an educator you know

Far Away Look

May 31, 2018Jen Robinson Education, Elementary, Teacher Leadership

Wrapping up the school year is always exciting and stressful all at the same time. Regardless of who you are, parents, teachers, staff members – everyone feels overwhelmed. Often times we walk around with a far-away look in our eyes

Hope

May 26, 2018Jen Robinson Uncategorized

Paradigm – your perception, point of view, or the way you see the world. Paradigm Shift – the change in one’s perspective concerning the way we perceive things. They are two different things: changing the way we see things around

Two-By-Ten Strategy Part 2

May 20, 2018Jen Robinson Education, Elementary, Life in the Classroom, Professional Development, Teacher Leadership

Earlier this year, I shared a blog about how teachers at my school are using the two-by-ten strategy to build relationships with at-risk scholars. You know the ones. The scholars that challenge our patience. The scholars who push back and

Pause

February 28, 2018Jen Robinson Education, Professional Development, Teacher Leadership

This is our fourth year as a Leader in Me school. We focus on a leadership model that develops The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People in our staff, scholars and parents. This means we have shifted our thinking to